Frédéric Pierrot Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Profession Actor
Nationality French
Birth September 17, 1960 (Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine – France)

BIOGRAPHY
After a year of Maths Sup, Frédéric Pierrot left for the United States where he discovered the world of entertainment with wonder. On his return to France, he decided to take acting lessons, while working as a stagehand on film sets. After a first appearance on screen in 1986 in Manège , a short film by Jacques Nolot , he starred in 1989 in La Vie et rien d’autre by Bertrand Tavernier , a filmmaker who would subsequently call on him regularly ( Capitaine Conan in 1996, Holy Lola in 2004).

A demanding and passionate actor, Frédéric Pierrot is soon starring in two works which retrace major struggles for democracy: the Spanish Civil War with Land and Freedom by the Englishman Ken Loach (1995) and then the Carnation Revolution in Portugal. with Captains of April by actress Maria de Medeiros . His subtle acting, a mixture of determination and fragility, soon earned him the attention of directors as prestigious as Jean-Luc Godard ( For Ever Mozart ) or Bertrand Blier ( My Man ).

But it is the authors of the younger generation (and in particular women) who will best exploit the talent of Frédéric Pierrot. A biker in Circuit Carole by Emmanuelle Cuau (1995), he portrays depressive individuals in La Vie moderne by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa (2000) and Imago (jours de fou) by Marie Vermillard . With his earthy side, the actor appears in works that move away from the shores of realism such as Les Sanguinaires by Laurent Cantet , Inquiétudes by Gilles Bourdos or even Les Revenants by Robin Campillo (2004). For a third time he returned to Bertrand Tavernier ‘s camera for his Holy Lola .

Several supporting roles then followed one another for Frédéric Pierrot. Notably in The Red Fourmis (2006) by Stephan Carpiaux , then in Tell Me About the Rain by Agnès Jaoui (2007) and I’ve Been Loving You for a Long Time (2008) by Philippe Claudel . The end of the 2000s made him play Xavier in the series L’Etat de Graceand offered him roles in major historical TV films like Opération Turquoise (2007) by Alain Tasma or Adieu De Gaulle, Adieu by Laurent Herbiet (2010). Frédéric Pierrot then marks his return to the big screen in Elle s’appelle Sarah , a drama by Gilles Paquet-Brenner around the Vel d’Hiv episode, in which he reunites with Kristin Scott Thomas , two years after It’s been a long time since I love you .

But it was in 2011 that luck really smiled on the actor, who had two big successes, showing once again the extent of his talent: with his somewhat gruff physique, women now entrust him with the roles of a wounded man and bring out his humanity, as evidenced by his appearances in War Is Declared by Valérie Donzelli , where he plays a surgeon who does everything possible to save a child from cancer, and again in Polisse by Maïwenn , who offers him for opportunity the role of Balloo, a grumpy police officer on edge. Thanks to these two notable roles, the actor experienced a resurgence in popularity and continued his momentum the following year with two comedies: The Cherry on the Cake and In Case I Don’t Have the Palme d’Or .